Vietnam Stocks: Dong Phu Rubber, Kinh Bac City Development

Shares of the following companies
had unusual moves in Vietnam trading. Stock symbols are in
parentheses and prices are as of the 11 a.m. local-time close.

The VN Index (VNINDEX), the benchmark measure of the Ho Chi Minh City
Stock Exchange, fell for the first time in three days, dropping
0.7 percent to 410.91.

Dong Phu Rubber Joint-Stock Co. (DPR) , the largest
listed rubber company, jumped 3 percent to 51,500 dong. Rubber
prices remained near a five-month high on the Tokyo Commodity
Exchange as a rally in crude oil boosted the appeal of the
commodity as an alternative to synthetic products.

Kinh Bac City Development Share Holding Corp. (KBC) , the
country’s third-largest listed property company, slid for the
first time in six days, falling 1.4 percent to 14,100 dong. Its
fourth-quarter net income plunged 85 percent to 56.4 billion
dong ($2.7 million), according to an exchange filing.